Denmark at the 2000 Summer Olympics

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Denmark at the Olympic Games

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IOC code  DEN
NOC National Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark
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At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney
Competitors 97
Flag bearer Jesper Bank (opening)
Torben Grimmel (closing)
Medals Gold
2		 Silver
3		 Bronze
1		 Total
6
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Denmark competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.

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[edit] Medals

Denmark finished in 30th position in the final medal rankings, with two gold medals and six medals overall.

Medal Competitor Event
Gold Karen Brødsgaard, Katrine Fruelund, Maja Grønbæk, Lotte Kiærskou, Karin Mortensen, Anja Nielsen, Rikke Schmidt, Christina Roslyng, Mette Vestergaard, Anette Hoffman, Camilla Andersen, Janne Kolling, Lene Rantala, Tina Bottzau, Tonje Kjærgaard Handball, women's team competition
Gold Henrik Blakskjær, Thomas Jacobsen, Jesper Bank Sailing, men's Soling class
Silver Wilson Kipketer Athletics, men's 800 m
Silver Camilla Martin Badminton, women's singles
Silver Torben Grimmel Shooting, men's rifle
Bronze Thomas Ebert, Søren Madsen, Eskild Ebbesen, Victor Feddersen Rowing, men's lightweight coxless fours

[edit] Results by event

[edit] Archery

Women's individual
Katja Brix Poulson
1/32 eliminations Lost to Pi-Yu Liu
Chinese Taipei		 161-152

[edit] Athletics

[edit] Men's competition

Men's 800m

  • Wilson Kipketer
    1. Round 1 – 01:45.57
    2. Semifinal – 01:44.22
    3. Final – 01:45.14 (→ Silver Medal)

Men's Shot Put

  • Joachim Broechner Olsen
    1. Qualifying – 19.41 (→ did not advance)

Men's Hammer Throw

[edit] Women's competition

Women's Pole Vault

[edit] Badminton

Camilla Martin won Denmark's only medal in the Women's Singles event. She took the silver after losing to Gong Zhichao of China in the finals

Men's Singles

  • Peter Gade
    1. Round of 64 – Bye
    2. Round of 32 – Defeated Denis Constantin of Mauritius
    3. Round of 16 – Defeated Fung Permadi of Chinese Taipei
    4. Quarterfinal – Defeated Marlev Mario Mainaky of Indonesia
    5. Semifinal – Lost to Ji Xinpeng of China
    6. Bronze medal match – Lost to Xia Xuanze of China

Men's Doubles

Women's Singles

  • Mette Sorensen
    1. Round of 64 – Defeated Sujitra Eakmongkolpaisarn of Thailand
    2. Round of 32 – Defeated Takako Ida of Japan
    3. Round of 16 – Lost to Ye Zhaoying of China

Women's Doubles

Mixed Doubles

[edit] Canoe / Kayak

[edit] Flatwater

[edit] Men's competition

Men's Kayak Singles 1000m

  • Torsten Tranum
    1. Qualifying Heat – 03:35.841
    2. Semifinal – 03:38.865
    3. Final – 03:37.811 (→ 6th place)

Men's Kayak Doubles 500m

  • Paw Madsen, Jesper Staal
    1. Qualifying Heat – 01:32.613
    2. Semifinal – 01:32.867 (→ did not advance)

Men's Kayak Doubles 1,000m

  • Paw Madsen, Jesper Staal
    1. Qualifying Heat – 03:16.989
    2. Semifinal – 03:18.206 (→ did not advance)

[edit] Cycling

[edit] Cross Country Mountain Bike

Men's Cross Country Mountain Bike

  • Jesper Agergaard
    1. Final – Lapped

[edit] Road Cycling

Men's Individual Time Trial

  • Michael Sandstod
    1. Final – DNF

Men's Road Race

  • Michael Sandstod
    1. Final – DNF

[edit] Track Cycling

Men's Point Race

  • Jimmi Madsen
    • Points – 0
    • Laps Down – 2 (→ 23rd place)

Men's Madison

[edit] Sailing

Denmark competed in seven events during the Sailing competition in Sydney and won one gold medal.

Men's Single Handed Dinghy (Finn)

  • Lasse Hjortnæs
    1. Race 1 – 21
    2. Race 2 – 21
    3. Race 3 – (23)
    4. Race 4 – 12
    5. Race 5 – 13
    6. Race 6 – 6
    7. Race 7 – (26) DNF
    8. Race 8 – 17
    9. Race 9 – 21
    10. Race 10 – 13
    11. Race 11 – 14
    12. Final – 138 (→ 20th place)

Men's Laser

  • Peter Rønholt
    1. Race 1 – 17
    2. Race 2 – (32)
    3. Race 3 – 12
    4. Race 4 – 4
    5. Race 5 – 10
    6. Race 6 – (24)
    7. Race 7 – 6
    8. Race 8 – 9
    9. Race 9 – 17
    10. Race 10 – 11
    11. Race 11 – 1
    12. Final – 103 (→ 13th place)

Men's Tornado

  • Stig Raagaard Hansen and Helene Raagaard Hansen
    1. Race 1 – 14
    2. Race 2 – 15
    3. Race 3 – (16)
    4. Race 4 – 6
    5. Race 5 – 11
    6. Race 6 – 9
    7. Race 7 – 10
    8. Race 8 – 12
    9. Race 9 – 7
    10. Race 10 – 12
    11. Race 11 – (17) OCS
    12. Final – 96 (→ 14th place)

Men's Three Handed Keelboat (Soling)

Women's Single Handed Dinghy (Europe)

  • Kristine Roug
    1. Race 1 – 5
    2. Race 2 – 21
    3. Race 3 – 2
    4. Race 4 – 1
    5. Race 5 – 10
    6. Race 6 – 6
    7. Race 7 – 4
    8. Race 8 – (28) OCS
    9. Race 9 – 16
    10. Race 10 – 19
    11. Race 11 – (28) OCS
    12. Final – 84 (→ 10th place)

Women's Double Handed Dinghy (470)

  • Susanne Ward and Michaela Ward
    1. Race 1 – 3
    2. Race 2 – 10
    3. Race 3 – 11
    4. Race 4 – 11
    5. Race 5 – (18)
    6. Race 6 – (17)
    7. Race 7 – 4
    8. Race 8 – 7
    9. Race 9 – 15
    10. Race 10 – 8
    11. Race 11 – 2
    12. Final – 71 (→ 10th place)

Mixed High Performance Two Handed Dinghy (49er)

  • Michael Hestbæk and Jonatan Aage Persson
    1. Race 1 – 8
    2. Race 2 – 2
    3. Race 3 – 7
    4. Race 4 – 13
    5. Race 5 – (17)
    6. Race 6 – 8
    7. Race 7 – 9
    8. Race 8 – 8
    9. Race 9 – 16
    10. Race 10 – 12
    11. Race 11 – 2
    12. Race 12 – 5
    13. Race 13 – (18) OCS
    14. Race 14 – 2
    15. Race 15 – 7
    16. Race 16 – 9
    17. Final – 108 (→ 9th place)

[edit] Swimming

Men's 200m Freestyle

Men's 400m Freestyle

Men's 100m Butterfly

  • Dennis Otzen Jensen
    1. Preliminary Heat – 55.7 (→ did not advance)

Men's 4x100m Freestyle

  • Dennis Otzen Jensen, Henrik Steen Andersen, Jeppe Boje Nielsen, Jacob Carstensen
    1. Preliminary Heat – 03:24.78 (did not advance)

Men's 4x200m Freestyle

  • Jacob Carstensen, Henrik Steen Andersen, Jeppe Boje Nielsen, Dennis Otzen Jensen
    1. Preliminary Heat – 07:24.63 (→ did not advance)

Women's 50m Freestyle

Women's 100m Butterfly

  • Mette Jacobsen
    1. Preliminary Heat – 59.45
    2. Semi-final – 59.75 (→ did not advance)
  • Sophia Skou
    1. Preliminary Heat – 59.79
    2. Semi-final – 59.89 (→ did not advance)

Women's 200m Butterfly

  • Mette Jacobsen
    1. Preliminary Heat – 02:09.30
    2. Semi-final – 02:08.11
    3. Final – 02:08.24 (→ 4th place)
  • Sophia Skou
    1. Preliminary Heat – 02:11.35
    2. Semi-final – 02:11.07 (→ did not advance)

Women's 100m Backstroke

  • Louise Ørnstedt
    1. Preliminary Heat – 01:01.98
    2. Semi-final – 01:01.69
    3. Final – 01:02.02 (→ 8th place)

Women's 200m Backstroke

  • Louise Ørnstedt
    1. Preliminary Heat – 02:13.61
    2. Semi-final – 02:14.24 (→ did not advance)

[edit] Triathlon

Women's Individual Competition:

Men's Individual Competition:

[edit] References